I value philosophy as a system that utilizes words and logic to pursue truths. I value science as a system that utilizes the empirical method to pursue truths. But, I don’t confuse one for the other.

The only system of absolute truth is math as it is a purely self-contained mental construct – however, once math is applied to reality (statistics, economics, science, etc.) it loses its absolute truth.

]]>By: xringhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37681
Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:52:49 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37681Islander – “a question science can’t address” The scientific answer is that such questions do exist and cannot be answered with our current scientific understanding. I.E. 200 years ago no one could explain how man could fly. Some said Man Was Not Meant to Fly. Now flying is an everyday occurance.
]]>By: velmakhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37500
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:04:22 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37500bBoy, if you haven’t read Thomas Kuhn, you should. If you have, read him again. This faith of yours in science, that it is a even a definable endeavor, is downright pathetic.
]]>By: aislanderhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37485
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:18:53 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37485…which means science is not omniscient, beerBoy. If science is unable to address a basic question, does that mean the question cannot be asked? And if it IS asked, shouldn’t the best available answer be considered? Not the best answer? Do you have a better one?
]]>By: beerBoyhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37435
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:39:41 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37435a question that science cannot address…

Which makes it philosophy, not science.

]]>By: aislanderhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37350
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:43:20 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37350Intelligent design is a conjecture based on logic, and is put forth as an answer to a question that science cannot address…
]]>By: Publicohttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37230
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:18:38 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37230Is Intelligent design scientific? You must be kidding. It is a religious idea and nothing more.
]]>By: Novelist3http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37159
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:12:19 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37159I sure could go for a little bit of that Global Warming right about now…
]]>By: Squidhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37036
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:12:50 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37036You’d have to ask a lefty for her/his response to that, Islander. But, yeah, this Libertarian wishes we all drove a lot less. Wishes we would come to our senses. Not interested in mandating it though.
]]>By: Publicohttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2010/11/22/climate-was-warmer-10000-to-5000-years-ago/#comment-37005
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:38:52 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/?p=14961#comment-37005The author’s comment that the holocene maximum temperature was 2 degrees warmer than today’s is false.
“The current temperature matches the “Holocene maximum”, a warm period about 12,000 years ago, right before the last ice age. If the temperature goes up another 1°C, it’ll be the hottest it’s been in the last 1.35 million years!”

Source: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/temperature/
This has been addressed time after time and keeps coming back with a life of its own from the deniers who cannot admit they are wrong and will lie forever to protect their sacred cow.